Classroom Organizing Tips



Classroom Organizing Tips Teaching is often about moving kids toward independence. Here are some ways to set up your classroom — from the entryway to the walls — to achieve this goal. By Roe Wrubel

Meeting Area as Teaching Partner
All the materials here help set the stage for the activities we will cover during the week. The easel on the right has a big chart pad for the poem of the week. The other easel has a short chart pad for word study, problem solving, mini-lessons, and more. Book baskets and easel ledges hold books for our current studies in social studies, literature, and writing topics.

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Roe Wrubel is a third-grade teacher at PS 89 in Manhattan, New York, and the author of Great Grouping Strategies (Scholastic, 2002), a professional book for teachers.